Suruga snailfsh
📖 Overview
The gonad is pouch-like, translucent whitish, with ovarian eggs 0.35-0.75 [average ± standard deviation 0.50 ± 0.14 (n = 62)] mm in diameter ..
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 47; Anal soft rays: 39; Vertebrae: 50. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: total vertebrae 50; D 47; A 39; pectoral-fin rays 32; principal caudal-fin rays 10; pectoral proximal radials 4 (first to third with notches); both jaws with trilobate teeth; gill slit 7.1 % SL, extending in front of 7th pectoral-fin ray base; maximum body depth is 19.1 % SL; disk length 7.9 % SL; the anus midway between posterior margin of pelvic disk and anal-fin origin. Colour of body and fins light orange, except for the blackish peritoneum (occipital region, operculum and anterior half of tail lacking epidermis; dorsal and anal fins partly lacking membranes) .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Suruga snailfsh is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Suruga snailfsh is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Suruga snailfsh is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1450 - 1570 m . Deep-water Northwest Pacific: Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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